Exhibition

Text & SpiritIlluminated Manuscripts from the Museum Collection and Their Digitization

Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany

13 March – 22 June 2025

For the first time, the Museum Angewandte Kunst is showcasing its complete collection of late medieval illuminated manuscripts in the Text & Spirit exhibition. These include books and fragments decorated with exquisite illuminations and ornaments in gold, lapis lazuli or purple. What use are books of hours from the Middle Ages to us today though? Text & Spirit sheds light on various parallels between then and now, drawing a comparison between the books of hours and today’s smartphones.

The digital copies of the illuminated manuscripts and the cuttings can be found here in the digital collection.

For more information about the digitization project and the exhibition, click here.